Radiator protector



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e UhlllTlD `TAS MURI.. E. FULK, OF UNION FURNACE, OHIO.

RADIATOR PROTECTOR.

Application ined october' 1a, 1922. serial No. 595,327.'

['0 all w w'm t may concern `Be 1t known that l. MURI. E. F Unir, a

,citizen of the United4 States, residing at Union Furnace, in the county of flocking and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Radiator Protectors, of which the following is a specification. y l I This invent-ion contemplates the provision of ay radiator protect-or and mud shield for motor operated vehicles, and provides a device of this character which can be quickly attached to or removed from the radiator, and when in use, prevents mud from clogging the radiator, and 'also serves in the capacity of ar bumper to prevent injury to the radiator.

Another object of the invention resides in associating` with the protector, a plurality of shutters which can be-convcnicntly manipulated from the instrument hoard of the vehicle, and utilized to assist the protector from preventing mud tinding its way between the ns and tubes of the radiator, as well as being` useful as an antit'recze device for the radiator.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description.y is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residingin the construction. combination. and arrangement of parts as claimed.

ln the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in tlie severalviews, and wherein z* f Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe device showing` it associated with a radiator.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the protector and shield.

Figure 5 is a front elevation partly in section showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 6 is a sectional view therethroughv l'to accommodate itself to different designs of automobile radiators. The frame 10 supports a sheetof galvanized screening indi cated at 11, of the proper mesh to prevent mud from finding the way to the radiator proper with its usual detrimental effects, and at the same time allows proper aeration. The frame 10 includes a vertically disposed reinforcing clement or strip 12, and is shaped to embrace the radiator asvillustrated. The upper end of the frame supports a two-part clamp which overlies the hood and is designed to embrace the filling tube of the radiator, thetwo part clamp being indicated at 14, the lower end of the frame is provided with extensions 15.which are adapted to be associated with any appropriate part of the vehicle with which the protector is used, and when used in connection with Ford automobiles, are secured to the spring clip bolts 16. s

The frame 10 also supports lugs 1T arranged to hold lthe frame slightly spaced from the radiator proper to allow proper aeration.

ln Figures 5 and 6. l have illustrated a modified form-otl the invention wherein the frame ofthe protector is indicated lat 10 and supports a sheet of'galvanized screening indicated at 11. This frame in its entirety is identical in construction with the frame illustrated in Figure t, and mounted on the radiator in the same manner as herein above described in connection with the preferred form of the invention.

. However it will be noted in Figures Ll and 5 that I make use of a plurality7 of shutters indicated at 18 which are arranged within the frame 10 and pivoted between the parallel side members thereof. These shutters occupy approximately one-third of the space at the lower end of the frame, and are connected by a rod 19 which operates to open and close allof the shutters simultaneously. The rod 19 is terminally connected with the adjacent branch of a bell cranlrlever 20, pivotcd as at 21, the remaining branch of this lever being connected with a manipulating rod 21. The rod is arranged horizontally, passing through an opening in the instrunient board of the vehicle not shown, and in convenient reach of the driver. The shutters are just wide enough to .snugly fit between the parallel sides of the frame 10 when open, and when these shutters are closed the adjacent edges thereof over-lap to forma close Wall that will exclude cold air, and thus `serve in t-he capaeityof an antifreezing device for the radiator?. In adi dition to this fact, the shutters when closed prevent foreign matter which Wouldfother- Wise pass through screening 11 from finding its way bet-Ween the fins' and tubes ofthe radiator. Y y

Vhile it is believed that from .the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not'limitmyself to What is herein shown and described, and that such changes ,may be resorted to when desired as i'all Within the scope of 'what is claimed.

that I claim is:

l. A combined protector and mud shield for automobile radiators, comprising a frame designed to embrace the radiator, a

f sheet of screening materia] supported by the frame directly in advance ofthe radiator, i

means arranged at`the top and bottom of 'and arranged to Contact the radiator to space the frame therefrom for proper aeration.

2. An automobile radiator attachment of the character described'comprisirig a 'frame adapted to embrace the radiator, a sheet of screening material Vsupported by the frame directly in advance of the radiator, means for supporting the frame upon the radiator, a plurality ofshutters pivoted Within the frame adjacent the lower end thereof, and l means whereby said shutters may be simultaneously opened or closed. p

In testimony Whereoia I aiiix my signature.

*MURL E. FULK. 

